Berg connector - Revision history

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2023-06-30T13:35:20Z

‎Pin numbering: typo

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2020-12-31T07:10:37Z

typo

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2018-12-14T18:58:27Z

+cat

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2018-05-09T21:24:56Z

typo, etc

Jnc: Explain how IDC crimps

2018-05-09T21:01:22Z

Explain how IDC crimps

Jnc: A decent start

2018-05-09T20:49:02Z

A decent start

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A '''Berg connector''' - later known as a '''DuPont connecor''', or '''IDC connector''' ('insulation-displacement contact') - is a very common family of computer connectors.

They use pins in parallel rows, with .1 inch pitch (both betweeen row for multi-row connectors, and between pins).

The originals used 'male and female' plasic shells and pins: male pins in female shells (which went on [[printed circuit board]]s using [[Dual Inline Package|through-holes]]); and female pins in male shells, which went onto the ends of cables. with individual female shells crimped onto the wires of the cable.

In fairly short order, the physically compatible IDC connector was developed; it crimps onto [[flat cable]], making cable production much faster, easier, and more reliable.

The connectors which go onto boards are now often called 'headers', and they are available in 'straight' (the pins point up) and 'right-angle' (the pins point sideways) form; the crimp-on connectors are now available in male and female forms.

==Pin numbering==

Original Berg connectors were 40 pin, with the pins 'numbered' from the [[DEC alphabet]], from 'A' to 'Z' (an extension of the classical, which stopped at 'V'), and then 'AA' to 'VV'. '''''Facing''''' the pins in the header, with the PCB at the bottom, pin A is on the left, at the bottom, with 'B' above it, etc.

IDC connector come in a large variety of sizes (from 1 pin to 64, and perhaps larger), with one, two or three rows of pins. The pins are now identified by numbers; With the header in the orientation as above, pin '1' is in the upper right corner, with pin '2' immediately below it.

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 Original Berg connectors were 40 pin, with the pins 'numbered' from the [[DEC alphabet]], from 'A' to 'Z' (an extension of the classical, which stopped at 'V'), and then 'AA' to 'VV'. '''''Facing''''' the pins in the header, with the PCB at the bottom, pin A is on the left, at the bottom, with 'B' above it, etc.
-IDC connector come in a large variety of sizes (from 1 pin to 64, and perhaps larger), with one, two or three rows of pins. The pins are now identified by numbers; With the header in the orientation as above, pin '1' is in the upper right corner, with pin '2' immediately below it.
+IDC connectors come in a large variety of sizes (from 1 pin to 64, and perhaps larger), with one, two or three rows of pins. The pins are now identified by numbers; with the header in the orientation as above, pin '1' is in the upper right corner, with pin '2' immediately below it.
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-A '''Berg connector''' - later known as a '''DuPont connecor''', or '''IDC connector''' ('insulation-displacement contact') - is a very common family of computer connectors.
+A '''Berg connector''' - later known as a '''DuPont connector''', or '''IDC connector''' ('insulation-displacement contact') - is a very common family of computer connectors.
 They use pins in parallel rows, with .1 inch pitch (both betweeen rows for multi-row connectors, and also between the pins in a row).
-The originals used 'male and female' plasic shells and pins: male pins in female shells (which went on [[printed circuit board]]s using [[Dual Inline Package|through-holes]]); and female pins in male shells, which went onto the ends of cables. with individual female shells crimped onto the wires of the cable.
+The originals used 'male' and 'female' plasic shells and pins: male pins in female shells (which went on [[printed circuit board]]s using [[Dual Inline Package|through-holes]]); and female pins in male shells, which went onto the ends of cables, with individual female pins crimped onto the wires of the cable.
 In fairly short order, the physically compatible IDC connector for use with [[flat cable]] was developed; it has short teeth which cut through the insulation around the wires in the flat cable (hence the name), and simply crimps onto the flat cable, thereby making cable production much faster, easier, and more reliable.

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	IDC connector come in a large variety of sizes (from 1 pin to 64, and perhaps larger), with one, two or three rows of pins. The pins are now identified by numbers; With the header in the orientation as above, pin '1' is in the upper right corner, with pin '2' immediately below it.		IDC connector come in a large variety of sizes (from 1 pin to 64, and perhaps larger), with one, two or three rows of pins. The pins are now identified by numbers; With the header in the orientation as above, pin '1' is in the upper right corner, with pin '2' immediately below it.
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 The originals used 'male and female' plasic shells and pins: male pins in female shells (which went on [[printed circuit board]]s using [[Dual Inline Package|through-holes]]); and female pins in male shells, which went onto the ends of cables. with individual female shells crimped onto the wires of the cable.
-In fairly short order, the physically compatible IDC connector was developed; it crimps onto [[flat cable]], making cable production much faster, easier, and more reliable.
+In fairly short order, the physically compatible IDC connector for use with [[flat cable]] was developed; it has short teeth which cut through the insulation around the wires in the flat cable (hence the name), and simply crimps onto the flat cable, thereby making cable production much faster, easier, and more reliable.
 The connectors which go onto boards are now often called 'headers', and they are available in 'straight' (the pins point up) and 'right-angle' (the pins point sideways) form; the crimp-on connectors are now available in male and female forms.